Jacob's Marriage

Introduction

Marriage of Jacob to Rachel is typical of marriage of Christ and His church

Jacob was sent by his father to obtain a wife (Genesis 28:1-5)  ܫܘܼܕܸܪܹܐ ܐܝܼܣܚܵܩ ܠܝܲܥܩܘܿܒܼ ܀ ܒܪܝܬܐ ܟܚ:1 – 5 

• Jeremiah 50:6ܐܪܡܝܐ ܢ:6
• Matthew 15:24ܡܬܝ ܝܗ:24

Rachel was a Shepherdess (Genesis 29:9)ܪܵܚܹܝܠ ܪܵܥܝܼܬܵܐ ܕܥܸܖ̈ܒܹܐ ܀ ܒܪܝܬܐ ܟܛ:9

• John 21:15ܝܘܚܢܢ ܟܐ:15

Jacob watered the flock of Rachel (Genesis 29:10)ܝܲܥܩܘܿܒܼ ܡܘܼܫܬܹܠܹܐ ܥܸܪܒܹ̈ܐ܀ܓ̰ܪ:10

• I Corinthians 10:4ܐ. ܩܘܖ̈ܢܬܝܐ ܝ:4
• Psalms 1:1-3; 23:1-4ܡܙܡܘܖ̈ܐ ܐ:1 – 3 ،ܟܓ: 1 – 4

Jacob loved Rachel above all (Genesis 29:30)ܝܲܥܩܘܿܒܼ ܡܘܼܚܸܒܠܹܐ ܠܪܵܚܹܝܠ܀ܓ̰ܪ:30

• Ephesians 5:25ܐܦܣܝ̈ܐ ܗ:25
• John 10:11ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝ:11

Jacob became a servant in order to obtain his bride (Genesis 29: 18-20)  ܝܥܩܘܿܒܼ ܦܠܸܚܠܹܐ ܫܲܒܼܲܥ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ ܒܘܼܬ ܪܵܚܹܝܠ ܀ ܒܪܝܬܐ ܟܛ:18 – 20

• Philippians 2:7-8ܦܝܠܝܦܣܝ̈ܐ ܒ:7 – 8
• Ephesians 5:25ܐܦܣܝ̈ܐ ܗ:25
• Hebrews 12:2ܥܒܼܖ̈ܝܐ ܝܒ:2

Rachel brought no dowry to Jacobܪܚܹܝܠ ܠܵܐ ܡܘܼܝܼܠܵܐ ܟ̰ܘܼ ܓ̰ܝܼܵܙ

• Isaiah 64:6ܐܫܥܝܐ ܣܕ:6
• Ephesians 5:25-27ܐܦܣܝ̈ܐ ܗ:25 – 27

Jacob had to marry Leah before Rachel (Genesis 29:21-25)ܝܥܩܘܿܒܼ ܓܒܼܸܪܹܐ ܠܠܲܝܵܐ

• Exodus 19:3-8ܡܦܩܢܐ ܝܛ:3– 8
• Jeremiah 31:32ܐܪܡܝܐ ܠܐ:32 
• Leah’s eyes were delicate (Genesis 29:17)ܥܲܝܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܠܲܝܵܐ ܖ̈ܵܟܝܼܟܼܹܐ ܗ݉ܘܵܘ ܀ ܒܪܝܬܐ ܟܛ:17
  • Matthew 13:15-16ܡܬܝ ܝܓ:15 – 16
• Jacob eventually married Rachel (Genesis 29:28-30)ܝܲܥܩܘܿܒܼ ܓܒܼܪܹܐ ܠܪܵܚܹܝܠ܀ܓ̰ܪ: 30
  • Revelation 19:7ܓܠܝܢܐ ܝܛ:7

Conclusion  –  Revelation 22:17                        ܓܠܝܢܐ ܟܒ:17

ܘܗܿܘ ܕܫܵܡܸܥ ܐܵܡܸܪ: ܬܵܐ. ܘܗܿܘ ܕܝܼܠܹܐ ܨܸܗܝܵܐ ܐܵܬܹܐ. ܗܿܘ ܕܒܵܣܡܵܐ ܠܹܗ: ܫܵܩܸܠ ܡ̈ܝܼܵܐ: ܚܵܝܹ̈ܐ ܚܘܼܪܵܝܝܼ.